Genk 2–1 Malmö FF
- Heymans 45' (pen.)
- Karetsas 82'
- Ali 4'
29 January 2026
The match in data
Genk got the better of Malmö FF, 2–1, on 29 January 2026, in the 2025-26 Europa League (League Stage 8).
Genk came from behind: they were trailing 0–1 at 4'.
Player of the match: Zakaria El Ouahdi (Genk), rated 65, thanks above all to 8 recoveries and 3 interceptions. El Ouahdi produced 1.7 times as much as a defender typically does, at 0.7 times the cost.
For Malmö FF, the highest-rated player was Johan Karlsson, with 60.
Zakaria El Ouahdi
Genk · 90'
Produced 1.72× and cost 0.74× their position's average
- 8 recoveries 2.1×
- 3 interceptions 2.7×
- 6 final-third passes 1.1×
- 9 misplaced passes 1.3×
- 1 time dribbled past 1.7×
Match ratings
Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: goalkeepers and anyone who played under 20 minutes.
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jarne Steuckers | Forward | 62 | 74 |
| Mujaid Sadick | Defender | 90 | 67 |
| Zakaria El Ouahdi ★ | Defender | 90 | 65 |
| Konstantinos Karetsas | Midfielder | 28 | 65 |
| Daan Heymans | Midfielder | 90 | 64 |
| Bryan Heynen | Midfielder | 90 | 61 |
| Aaron Bibout | Forward | 28 | 58 |
| Matte Smets | Defender | 90 | 55 |
| Junya Ito | Forward | 72 | 55 |
| Hyeon-gyu Oh | Forward | 83 | 43 |
| Joris Kayembe | Defender | 28 | 42 |
| Yaimar Medina | Defender | 62 | 40 |
| Ibrahima Bangoura | Midfielder | 62 | 34 |
| Tobias Lawal | Goalkeeper | 90 | no rating |
| Yira Sor | Forward | 18 | no rating |
| Robin Mirisola | Forward | 7 | no rating |
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johan Karlsson | Defender | 90 | 60 |
| Kenan Busuladzic | Midfielder | 90 | 59 |
| Anders Christiansen | Forward | 61 | 57 |
| Sead Haksabanovic | Midfielder | 29 | 51 |
| Colin Rösler | Defender | 90 | 43 |
| Emmanuel Ekong | Midfielder | 29 | 42 |
| Theodor Lundbergh | Defender | 90 | 33 |
| Taha Ali | Midfielder | 73 | 33 |
| Arnór Sigurdsson | Midfielder | 61 | 31 |
| Lasse Berg Johnsen | Midfielder | 90 | 29 |
| Malte Frejd Pålsson | Defender | 81 | 27 |
| Daníel Gudjohnsen | Forward | 73 | 21 |
| Melker Ellborg | Goalkeeper | 90 | no rating |
| Erik Botheim | Forward | 17 | no rating |
| Salifou Soumah | Forward | 17 | no rating |
| Oscar Lewicki | Midfielder | 9 | no rating |
How is the rating calculated?
The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.